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Domäne Wachau

Wachau, Niederösterreich, Austria

  • Weather

    4° C Overcast clouds

  • Time

    18:48 PM

  • Wine average?

    93 Tb

  • Country Ranking?

    9

  • Region Ranking?

    8

  • Popularity ranking?

    245

History

Domäne Wachau’s Cellar Palace is an attractive baroque landmark of the region, planned and built by Jakob Prandtauer from 1714 to 1719.  The small baroque chateau is nestled in the Wachau vineyard slopes and its picturesque setting lures visitors and hikers to pause for leisure.  The palace originally served as an entertainment residence for Hieronymus Übelbacher, Apt of the Dürnstein Abbey, who was an enthusiast of the wines of Wachau.  In th...

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Vineyards

The Domäne Wachau is deeply rooted in the Wachau region. Close to 440 hectares of vineyards are cultivated by the members of this quality-oriented cooperative – that makes 30 percent of the entire Wachau vineyard area.  These vineyards are found on steep terraces reinforced by old dry stone walls and are part of a World Cultural Heritage.  Famous names like Achleiten, Kollmitz, Loibenberg and Tausend-Eimer-Berg are found on the Domäne Wachau’s...

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Winemaking

Domäne Wachau strives for quality without compromise both in the vineyard and in the cellar.  Together with significantly improved cooperation with grape growers and a competently employed vineyard quality assurance program, gentle vinification technique guarantee wines of precise and clear expression.

All of the Domäne Wachau wines and in particular the “Terrassen” and single-vineyard wines are never heady alcohol-laden wines, but fruity w...

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8 different wines with 36 vintages

People

  • Roman Horvath MW

    Winery Director
    Concentrated Grüner Veltliners from Kellerberg are his favourite wines, but Roman also appreciates elegant white Burgundies. Before making his home in the Wachau, he worked in wine trade as well as wineries in Chile and France. He was the second Austrian to successfully complete the prestigious Master of Wine education at the Institute of Masters of Wine in London. Roman joined the Domäne Wachau as Winery Director in 2004 where he has been responsible for the successful quality-oriented restructuring and strategic positioning of the winery. He also keeps very busy in his private life as a family father who is quite proud of a daughter and twin boys all in primary-school age.

  • Heinz Frischengruber

    Oenologist & Winemaker
    After years of apprenticeship in the international wine world, Heinz Frischengruber returned to his origins in the Wachau. He is a graduate of the Viniculture College Klosterneuburg, studied international wine marketing at the college in Eisenstadt and oenology at the reputed University of Geisenheim. Heinz’ key contributions to the success of Domäne Wachau are the successful development of a quality improvement programme in the vineyards as well as a focus on preserving the unique terroir character of the wines. Heinz was awarded as the Vintner Newcomer of the Year in 2007 and is also the managing director of the Austrian Oenology and Wine Research. He adores tasting the wines of the world directly in their own terroir.
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